diff --git a/installJRMC b/installJRMC
index e8e5b2f..f16a697 100755
--- a/installJRMC
+++ b/installJRMC
@@ -1354,8 +1354,12 @@ service_jriver-xvnc() {
     if ! "${ENABLE[@]}" "$SERVICE_NAME"; then
         err "vncserver failed to start on DISPLAY $NEXT_DISPLAY"
         err "Incrementing DISPLAY and retrying"
-        service_jriver-xvnc
-        return
+        # Allow to increment 10 times before breaking
+        max=$(( DISPLAYNUM + 10 ))
+        while [[ $NEXT_DISPLAYNUM -lt $max ]]; do
+            service_jriver-xvnc
+        done
+        return 1
     else
         echo "Xvnc running on localhost:$PORT"
         openFirewall "jriver-xvnc" "$PORT/tcp"